Qasr and itmam: the son-in-law at his in-laws’ and the woman at her parents’ home

Question

(1) Zayd’s in-laws live as far away as the distance at which a person becomes a traveller according to the Shari‘a, or even farther. If Zayd goes to his in-laws, will he have to pray the shortened prayer (qasr) on arriving there? And if he has to pray the full prayer, what is the reason for this? By the rule he has already become a traveller — and yet he should pray the full prayer? And Zayd also intends to stay there two days, more or less, that is, less than fifteen days — and still he has not become a traveller?

Answer

(1) The question on p. 488 specifies: if the distance to the in-laws is eighty (80) kos (a unit of distance, about 1.5 miles, ≈ 2.4 km), should Zayd, on arriving at his in-laws’, pray the full prayer or perform qasr? The answer to this is obvious: he should pray the full prayer — at that distance a legal (shar‘i) journey does not take place. The question on p.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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